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location:
northern south america. bordering the caribbean sea. between panama and venezuela. and bordering the north pacific ocean. between ecuador and panama
geographic coordinates:
4 00 n. 72 00 w
map references:
south america
area:
total: 1.138.910 sq km land: 1.038.700 sq km water: 100.210 sq km note: includes isla de malpelo. roncador cay. serrana bank. and serranilla bank
area - comparative:
slightly less than three times the size of montana
land boundaries:
total: 6.004 km border countries: brazil 1.643 km. ecuador 590 km. panama 225 km. peru 1.496 km (est.). venezuela 2.050 km
coastline:
3.208 km (caribbean sea 1.760 km. north pacific ocean 1.448 km)
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
climate:
tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands
terrain:
flat coastal lowlands. central highlands. high andes mountains. eastern lowland plains
elevation extremes:
lowest point: pacific ocean 0 m highest point: pico cristobal colon 5.775 m note: nearby pico simon bolivar also has the same elevation
natural resources:
petroleum. natural gas. coal. iron ore. nickel. gold. copper. emeralds. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 2.42% permanent crops: 1.67% other: 95.91% (2001)
irrigated land:
8.500 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
environment - current issues:
deforestation; soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution. especially in bogota. from vehicle emissions
environment - international agreements:
party to: antarctic treaty. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. marine life conservation. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. tropical timber 83. tropical timber 94. wetlands signed. but not ratified: law of the sea
geography - note:
only south american country with coastlines on both the north pacific ocean and caribbean sea
population:
42.954.279 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 30.7% (male 6.670.950/female 6.516.371) 15-64 years: 64.2% (male 13.424.433/female 14.142.825) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 968.127/female 1.231.573) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 26.04 years male: 25.14 years female: 26.93 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.49% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
20.82 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
5.59 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-0.31 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 20.97 deaths/1.000 live births male: 24.92 deaths/1.000 live births female: 16.89 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.72 years male: 67.88 years female: 75.7 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.56 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.7% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
190.000 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
3.600 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: colombian(s) adjective: colombian
ethnic groups:
mestizo 58%. white 20%. mulatto 14%. black 4%. mixed black-amerindian 3%. amerindian 1%
religions:
roman catholic 90%. other 10%
languages:
spanish
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 92.4% female: 92.6% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of colombia conventional short form: colombia local long form: republica de colombia local short form: colombia
government type:
republic; executive branch dominates government structure
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